Famous Assassinations of History

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Author

Francis Johnson

Title

Famous Assassinations of History from Philip of Macedon, 336 B. C., to Alexander of Servia, A. D. 1903

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Produced by Chuck Greif, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

Subject

Assassination

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 53273

Release Date

October 13, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Famous Assassinations of History
2. 2.Preface
3. 3.Contents
4. 4.Illustrations
5. 5.CHAPTER I PHILIP OF MACEDON — Famous Assassinations
6. 6.CHAPTER I ASSASSINATION OF PHILIP OF MACEDON (336 B. C.)
7. 7.CHAPTER II TIBERIUS GRACCHUS
8. 8.CHAPTER II ASSASSINATION OF TIBERIUS GRACCHUS (133 B. C.)
9. 9.CHAPTER III JULIUS CÆSAR
10. 10.CHAPTER III ASSASSINATION OF JULIUS CÆSAR (44 B. C.)
11. 11.CHAPTER IV TIBERIUS, CALIGULA, CLAUDIUS, NERO
12. 12.CHAPTER IV ASSASSINATIONS OF TIBERIUS, CALIGULA, CLAUDIUS, NERO (A. D. 37-68.)
13. 13.CHAPTER V HYPATIA
14. 14.CHAPTER V ASSASSINATION OF HYPATIA (A. D. 415.)
15. 15.CHAPTER VI THOMAS À BECKET
16. 16.CHAPTER VI ASSASSINATION OF THOMAS À BECKET (December 29, 1170)
17. 17.CHAPTER VII GESSLER
18. 18.CHAPTER VII ASSASSINATION OF GESSLER (A.D. 1307.)
19. 19.CHAPTER VIII IÑEZ DE CASTRO
20. 20.CHAPTER VIII ASSASSINATION OF IÑEZ DE CASTRO (A.D. 1355.)
21. 21.CHAPTER IX RIZZIO AND DARNLEY
22. 22.CHAPTER IX ASSASSINATIONS OF RIZZIO AND DARNLEY (March 9, 1566; February 9, 1567)
23. 23.CHAPTER X WILLIAM OF ORANGE
24. 24.CHAPTER X ASSASSINATION OF WILLIAM OF ORANGE (July 10, 1584)
25. 25.CHAPTER XI IVAN THE TERRIBLE
26. 26.CHAPTER XI ASSASSINATIONS BY IVAN THE TERRIBLE (1560-1584)
27. 27.CHAPTER XII HENRY THE FOURTH OF FRANCE
28. 28.CHAPTER XII ASSASSINATION OF HENRY THE FOURTH OF FRANCE (May 14, 1610)
29. 29.CHAPTER XIII WALLENSTEIN
30. 30.CHAPTER XIII ASSASSINATION OF WALLENSTEIN (February 24, 1634)
31. 31.CHAPTER XIV JOHN AND CORNELIUS DE WITT
32. 32.CHAPTER XIV ASSASSINATION OF THE BROTHERS JOHN AND CORNELIUS DE WITT (August 20, 1672)
33. 33.CHAPTER XV ALEXIS, SON OF PETER THE GREAT
34. 34.CHAPTER XV ASSASSINATION OF ALEXIS, SON OF PETER THE GREAT (June 26, 1718)
35. 35.CHAPTER XVI PETER THE THIRD OF RUSSIA
36. 36.CHAPTER XVI ASSASSINATION OF PETER THE THIRD OF RUSSIA (July 17, 1762)
37. 37.CHAPTER XVII GUSTAVUS THE THIRD OF SWEDEN
38. 38.CHAPTER XVII ASSASSINATION OF GUSTAVUS THE THIRD OF SWEDEN (March 17, 1792)
39. 39.CHAPTER XVIII JEAN PAUL MARAT
40. 40.CHAPTER XVIII ASSASSINATION OF JEAN PAUL MARAT (July 13, 1793)
41. 41.CHAPTER XIX PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIA
42. 42.CHAPTER XIX ASSASSINATION OF PAUL THE FIRST OF RUSSIA (March 24, 1801)
43. 43.CHAPTER XX AUGUST VON KOTZEBUE
44. 44.CHAPTER XX ASSASSINATION OF AUGUST VON KOTZEBUE (March 23, 1819)
45. 45.CHAPTER XXI DUC DE BERRY
46. 46.CHAPTER XXI ASSASSINATION OF THE DUC DE BERRY (February 13, 1820)
47. 47.CHAPTER XXII ABRAHAM LINCOLN
48. 48.CHAPTER XXII ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN (April 14, 1865)
49. 49.CHAPTER XXIII ALEXANDER THE SECOND OF RUSSIA
50. 50.CHAPTER XXIII ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER THE SECOND OF RUSSIA (March 13, 1881)
51. 51.CHAPTER XXIV WILLIAM McKINLEY
52. 52.CHAPTER XXIV ASSASSINATION OF WILLIAM McKINLEY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (September 6, 1901)
53. 53.CHAPTER XXV ALEXANDER I AND DRAGA
54. 54.CHAPTER XXV ASSASSINATION OF ALEXANDER I AND DRAGA, KING AND QUEEN OF SERVIA (June 11, 1903)
55. 55.INDEX

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